PMC-Sierra MSP7162 GPON RG Leaflet

MSP7162

 

GPON RG

PMC-2080747, Issue 1

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Fiber Access Residential Gateway

 

The MSP7162 Fiber Access Residential Gateway is a second gener-
ation device that combines PMC-Sierra’s multi-service 7100 Series 
architecture with proven GPON ONT technology for low-cost, 
high performance GPON FTTH CPE gateways. It supports an 
integrated GPON subsystem, multiple 10/100/1000BaseX MACs, 
dual USB 2.0 interfaces, and a DDR2 memory interface. A Linux 
software development kit (SDK) that includes voice processing 
and GPON management modules are included to streamline 
application integration and quicken time to market.

This multifunction residential gateway processor addresses carrier 
service delivery needs by simultaneously providing superior data 
path performance, application processing, and robust voice 
processing in a cost/performance efficient implementation. Its 600 
MHz multithreaded 7100 Series core dynamically allocates 
resources between voice, video, and data processing services, to 
guarantee consistent, high-quality broadband networking perfor-
mance. It supports gateway designs that enable a service-grade 
digital home with the gigabit boost required for IPTV.

Its superior packet processing and WT-156–compliant quality of 
service (QoS) performance, with advanced remote management 
capabilities, addresses continuously evolving digital home use-
cases, and provides carriers the ability to control in-home service 
distribution which is essential for a high-value consumer 
experience. This powerful engine provides the necessary perfor-
mance and connectivity for service revenue-generating 
broadband portals.

The MSP7162 is a multithreaded SoC that shares the MSP7100 
Series architecture and Linux-based embedded software. Its ITU-T 
G.984 GPON ONT-standard interoperability is compatible with the 
MSP7160 GPON RG.

The MSP7162 is a second generation device combining a proven 
GPON core and SoC. It provides exceptional simultaneous 
processing behaviors, which are essential for fiber access 
gateways to support triple-play and the evolution to true multi-
service deployments.

PMC-Sierra’s residential gateway solution delivers concurrent 
complex traffic management, routing, bridging, and firewall tasks 
with processing power to guarantee voice, video, and data service 
quality. These simultaneous processing capabilities ensure critical 
quality of experience (QoE) for all broadband service deploy-
ments

.

• The 600 MHz multithreaded MSP7100 Series core 

achieves industry-leading processing power

• Guaranteed flexible networking performance 

with a significant throughput improvement 

compared to single-threaded processors

• Dynamic reassignment of processing cycles 

between diverse functions of the multi-service 

digital home with cycle guarantees for robust QoE

• High integration and RBOM optimization

• Based on the field-proven PMC Chicago solution 

leveraging the ITU-T G.984 GPON MAC

• Supported by a comprehensive software package

• Simultaneous 2.488 Gbit/s downstream and 1.244 

Gbit/s upstream sustained PON traffic throughput 

at any packet size

• Provides essential headroom to address 

requirements for evolving services, service 

bandwidth, and digital home infrastructure: 

stronger management/control, interworking of 

HAN technologies for end-to-end QoS and 

gateway application processing

• Supports classification, mapping, and filtering, 

according to L2/L3/L4 fields, double-tagged 

VLANs, MLD and IGMP multicast

• Data path processing compliant with DSL forum 

Working Text WT-156 at Gigabit rates.

• Flexible queuing features enable queuing per 

user/service with per-queue WFQ/SP scheduling, 

shaping, and policing

• Provides exceptionally fast networking 

performance to leverage the full potential of next 

generation access networks and ultra-high speed 

home networking technologies.

• Greater packet processing permits advanced QoS 

features for robust service delivery, for high 

service bandwidth and guarantees for service 

growth

• VoIP Terminal Adapter functionality is 

guaranteed, independent of all other processing 

and traffic conditions

• Centralized voice processing enables resources to 

be dynamically allocated to other functions 

without influence from software

friendly 

• Leverages standard tools and a large software 

ecosystem with best-of-breed components 

support

• Linux-based software stack
• Open MSP7100 Series programming model

Preliminary Product Brief